Using the Addressbook in OE for Mac

To access the Outlook Express Addressbook, click the icon for it in the button bar () or select it from the list of folders. The button bar icon will open the Addressbook in a new window. Selecting the Addressbook from the list of folders will open it in the main window (replacing your mail view).

• Making and editing an individual contact
• Making and editing a group contact
• Adding from the campus LDAP directory

Making and Editing an Individual Contact

To create a new individual contact, click the New button (). This will open up a detailed information window for the new contact with the name editing panel visible:

Enter the contact's information, using the tab key or your mouse to switch to a different field. Press Return or click the small close box in the panel to close the edit panel. Click other panels (i.e. email-addresses) to enter other information about the contact. A check box next to a field indicates the primary information for a contact, such as the default email address if multiple addresses are entered:

When complete, your contact may look similar to the following:

Making and Editing a Group Contact

To make a new group contact, click the new group button (). This will open up a window allowing you to enter a name and addresses for the group.

There are two ways to add addresses to the group. You can click in the list of addresses to enter a new address (an edit box will appear if you click on a blank line), such as illustrated below with 'helpdesk@uwrf.edu'. Alternatively, you can drag an individual contact from your Addressbook over into the list of addresses and it will be added to the list, similar to Eddie Eagle and Freddy Falcon as illustrated below.

Adding an Individual from the Campus LDAP Directory

You can add an individual from the Campus LDAP Directory to your Addressbook by selecting the person in your directory search results list and clicking the Add to Addressbook button (). The advantage of adding someone from the campus directory into your Addressbook is that they become available to the auto-name-complete feature when composing emails.

Using the Campus LDAP Directory

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